University of Central Florida
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Spring 2008
EGN 3310: ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS
(3.0 credit hours)
Instructor: Dr. F. Necati Çatbaş (ENG-II 406, 407-823-3743, catbas@mail.ucf.edu,
http://people.cecs.ucf.edu/catbas/)
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Mr. Ricardo Zaurin (ENG-II 116, 407-823-4122, ricardozaurin@hotmail.com)
Course Location, and Times: Building PSY 108, Mon - Wed (10:30 AM-11:45 AM)
Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM or by appointment (Instructor).
Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Catalog Description: Fundamental concepts of mechanics, including resultants of force
systems, free body diagrams, equilibrium of rigid bodies and analysis of structures.
Course Objective: To introduce the fundamental principles of mechanics and their
applications to problems of engineering.
Pre-requisites: PHY 2048 and MAC 2312 (may be taken concurrently)
.
Pre-requisites by Topic: Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Vector Algebra, Single
Variable Differential and Integral Calculus.
Text-book:
Engineering Mechanics-Statics; R.C. Hibbeler, Eleventh Edition, Prentice Hall Publishing
Company, 2006 (text book only).
Grading Policy:
• Exam 1:
25% (February 18, 2008)
• Exam 2:
25% (April 2, 2008)
• Homework and Quizzes:
10% (during lectures)
• Final Exam:
40% (April 28, 2008)
The grading scale is tentatively given as follows. Final grades might slightly be curved based
on the distribution of the class final average.
Grading Scale: A ≥ 90 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F<60
Quizzes and Homework Assignments: There will be several in class quizzes to track the
progress of the students. These quizzes may be announced or unannounced. These quizzes
will be graded and included in the final grade. Suggested problems from course text will also
be provided. Students are highly encouraged to study these problems.
Selected sets of suggested problems or other problems may be asked to be turned in as
announced by the instructor. If this is the case, all work submitted must be done neatly and
professionally, by showing clearly all steps of the solution and labeling all answers.
EGN 3310 - Dr. F. N. Catbas, CEE, Spring 2008
University of Central Florida
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Spring 2008
Hardcopy homeworks shall be submitted before the beginning of the class on the due date.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Hardcopy homework submissions must include the
following four parts (separated by dashed lines) (1) Problem statement with diagrams (photo
or hand copies), (2) Diagrams for formulation (e.g. free body diagrams), (3) Theory,
assumptions and formulas, (4) Solution steps and results (results should be boxed in with
units). No copying from other’s homeworks. Homework preparation guidelines can be found
at
http://www.cee.ucf.edu/info/undergrad/CEE%20HW%20Guidelines%20-%20Word.doc
Attendance: No make up lectures or tests will be given. Missed exams, quizzes or
homeworks will be excluded under exceptional circumstances (such as verifiable medical
emergencies, accidents, legal obligations) and at the discretion of the instructor. Cell phones
and Blackberries are to be turned off during the class time. Pocket PCs and laptops are to be
turned off for full attention to the class unless permission is given by the instructor to use
them.
Academic Integrity: Academic Dishonesty is a very serious offense and will result in a
failing grade. Cheating, academic fraud and plagiarism are examples of academic dishonesty.
UCF Golden Rule determines all student conduct.
Calculator Policy: Any calculator is allowed in exams, but no laptop computers. Calculators
that can solve vector operations, systems of equations and integrations are recommended.
Proficiency in using the calculators for these functions will be expected. The instructor
reserves the right to disallow certain equipment (e.g. Pocket PC, Blackberry or any other that
may have communication functions.)
EGN 3310 - Dr. F. N. Catbas, CEE, Spring 2008
University of Central Florida
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Spring 2008
EGN 3310: ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS, Spring 2008 (Dr. Catbas)
Date
Day
Period
Topic
January 7, 2008
M
1
Introduction
January 9, 2008
W
2
Vector Operations, Components, Cartesian Vectors
January 14, 2008
M
3
Cartesian Vectors, Position Vectors, Dot Product
Particle Equilibrium, Free Body Diagrams
January 16, 2008
W
4
January 21, 2008
M
No Class
Martin Luther King Jr Day
January 23, 2008
W
5
Coplanar Equilibrium
January 28, 2008
M
6
Force Systems – 3D
January 30, 2008
W
7
Cross Product, Moment of Force, Moment Vector
February 4, 2008
M
8
Moment of a Force about a Line, Moment of a Couple
February 6, 2008
W
9
Equivalent Systems and Resultant
February 11, 2008
M
10
Distributed Loading
February 13, 2008
W
11
Review Class
TEST # 1
February 18, 2008
M
12
February 20, 2008
W
13
Rigid Body Equilibrium - 2D
February 25, 2008
M
14
Two and Three Force Members
February 27, 2008
W
15
Rigid Body Equilibrium - 3D
March 3, 2008
M
16
Trusses – Method of Joints
March 5, 2008
W
17
Trusses – Method of Sections
March 10, 2008
M
No Class Spring Break
March 12, 2008
W
No Class Spring Break
March 17, 2008
M
18
Frames and Machines
March 19, 2008
W
19
Project Introduction Internal Forces, Shear and Moment
March 24, 2008
M
20
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams
March 26, 2008
W
21
Shear Force and Bending Moment Relationships
March 31, 2008
M
Review Class
22
April 2, 2008
W
23
TEST # 2
April 7, 2008
M
24
Center of Gravity and Centroid
April 9, 2008
W
25
Center of Gravity and Centroid
April 14, 2008
M
26
Moment of Inertia, M.I. by Integration
April 16, 2008
W
27
M.I. of Composite Areas
April 21, 2008
M
28
Review Class
April 23, 2008
W
Final Exam Period 7:00 AM - 9:50 AM
May 1, 2008
Grades Due in the Registrar's Office (noon)
Note: Dates, Topics and Suggested Problems are Subject to Change Based on Instructor's Discretion
Note 2: Withdrawal Deadline Friday, February 29 at 11:59 PM
EGN 3310 - Dr. F. N. Catbas, CEE, Spring 2008
Text
1.1-1.6
2.1-2.5
2.6-2.9
3.1-3.2
Suggested Problems
Ch 1- 5, 7, 13, 18
Ch 2- 1, 7, 9, 19, 33, 37, 51, 55
Ch 2- 61, 69, 73, 86, 95, 98, 109, 118, 121
Ch 3- 5, 13, 19
3.3
3.4
4.1-4.3
4.4-4.6
4.7-4.9
4.10
Ch 3- 26, 35, 40
Ch 3- 47, 48, 59, 65
Ch 4- 9, 13, 21, 27, 41
Ch 4- 56, 58, 61, 67, 71, 77, 85, 97
Ch 4- 110, 114, 119, 123
Ch 4- 142, 149, 151, 159
5.1-5.2
5.3-5.4
5.5-5.6
6.1-6.3
6.4
Ch 5- 2, 10, 19, 23, 25
Ch 5- 27, 35, 49
Ch 5- 63, 71, 82, 87
Ch 6- 7, 13, 15, 18
Ch 6- 31, 37, 39, 45, 54
6.6
7.1
7.2
7.3
Ch 6- 71, 75, 89, 95, 122
Ch 7- 5, 9, 23, 27
Ch 7- 49, 52, 59
Ch 7- 67, 74, 79
9.1-9.3
9.5-9.6
10.1-10.4
10.5
TBA
Ch 9- 2, 9, 10, 16, 54, 58, 66
Ch 9-108, 111, 113
Ch 10- 5, 15, 21
Ch 10- 31, 35, 39, 45